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Number of CDs: 2
Release Date: 01-03-1996
Label: Jaro Medien
Catalog Number: JARO4217-2
Barcode: 4006180421723
Musical Style: Vocals
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amen aus Der Messias v. Georg Friedrich Händel; Ambrosian Singers ( EMI ) [03:20] | 8 | Lobe Den Herren - Gächinger Kantorei/Bachkollegium Stuttgart; Johann Sebastian Bach [03:40] |
| 2 | Om; Tibetische Mönche [04:45] | 9 | Ya Allah - Mendocino Camp Sufi Choir [04:11] |
| 3 | Osterhymnus; Chor Der Mönche des Klosters S [04:06] | 10 | Yemaya - Linda Tillery´s Cultural Heritage Choir [03:08] |
| 4 | Drei Chassidische Gesänge; Israel Kibbutz Choir [07:55] | 11 | I´Am A Witness For My Lord - Bishop Samuel Kelsey & The Congregation of the temple Churchof God and Christ [02:43] |
| 5 | El Santiguao - Orfeón Universitario Simón Bolivar, CaracasPräludium und Fuge über ein Afro-VenezuelischesThema von Federico Ruiz [02:53] | 12 | Lord I Know I´Ve Been Changed - Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir [08:20] |
| 6 | Kyrie - Escolania De Musica Montserrat; Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1615) [02:22] | 13 | Ancient Voices - Michael Vetter & The Overtone Choir [07:10] |
| 7 | Arc Descentes - The Harmonic Choir; David Hykes [04:48] | ||
| Disc 2 | |||
| 1 | Sanctus , Osanna In Exelsis Und Benedictus - Wale/ Chor der Kathedrale St. John The Divine New York, Brasilianische Escola de Samba; Paul Winter [05:45] | 7 | Singet Dem Herrn Ein Neues Lied - Gächinger Kantorei [05:20] |
| 2 | Ave Formosissima Und O Fortuna - Aus Carmina Burana, London Symphony Chorus/Knabenchor St. Paul´s Cathedral, London; Carl Orff [04:34] | 8 | Mantra/ Stabat Mater - Somei Satoh; Somei Satoh [06:21] |
| 3 | Hey Chungua - Jonathan Goldman & Spirit Sounds [08:48] | 9 | Lux Aeterna - Rundfunkchor Stockholm; György Ligeti [07:37] |
| 4 | Om Namaha Shivaya - Gopal´s Bhajan Group [06:08] | 10 | Yithi´ Umililo Ovuthayo; Ladysmith Black Mambazo [03:19] |
| 5 | Umhverfi - The Hamrahlid Choir Iceland [03:15] | 11 | Ketjak - Sänger/Innen Und Tänzer/innen von Bona, Bali [04:34] |
| 6 | Otche Nash ( Vater Unser ) - A Capella Chor Svetoslav Obretenov; Nikolai Kedrov Sr. [04:25] | 12 | Dies Irae - Wiener Staatsopernchor [01:59] |
| Disc 3 | |||
| 1 | Rex Tremendae - Requiem D-Moll , Riccardo Muti mit dem Stockholmer Kammerchor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [03:10] | 8 | Bleib Bei Uns, Denn Es Will Abend Werden ( Abendlied) - Kammerchor Stuttgart [03:19] |
| 2 | Ani Ma´Amin - Giora Feidman & NDR Chor [03:18] | 9 | Mechmetio - The Bulgarian Voices Angelite [05:15] |
| 3 | Lietuva Bragi - Litauischer Staatschor, Kaunas, Juozas Naujalis [03:52] | 10 | Laudate Dominum - Regensburger Domspatzen [02:57] |
| 4 | Sakura Sakura - Little Singers of Tokyo [03:03] | 11 | Tri Jetrve - Joza Vlahovic Chorus Zagreb [02:29] |
| 5 | Soto Ritual - Japanische Zen-Mönche [06:03] | 12 | Choral Miniature Frauenchor Der Musikschule Gori, Georgien [06:21] |
| 6 | La Illaha Illa ´La Hu - Zuleika And Women Singers [06:37] | 13 | Die Versuchung, Jesu Christi Christian Bollmann, Obertonchor [04:48] |
| 7 | Sarband - Hicaz Ilahi [04:10] | 14 | Osanna In Exelsis - Münchener Bach Chor [02:53] |
Description:
For forty years, the author and journalist Joachim-Ernst Berendt has been one of the most well-known and influential writers on music in Germany, the foremost authority when it comes to music which ventures into unknown artistic territory. Now Berendt has assembled a unique collection of choral music from all over the world. The 'greatest, mightiest human sound' is traced from the Amen of Handel's Messiah to the Om of the Tibetan monks, from New Jersey gospel to Mozart's Dies Irae, from Iceland to the Congo. Its diversity renders this record a virtual reference work for choral music. What is more, pieces from widely different cultures and traditions complement one another to a degree so perfect that it seems like magic. The album is a must for every admirer of choir music. This collection of great choir music first appeared in 1989; in Germany, however, it was only available by mailorder. In a new and expanded edition, Voices! Voices! is now being released in a representative 3-CD box by Jaro Medien Voices; a gem in the Jaro series Voices, which presents vocal projects of different periods, genres and cultures.
Biography:
The frequencies of the earth, sun and the moon have been reproduced acoustically on the sandawa, a multi string mono-chord instrument. When used in meditation, these sounds bring the listener's consciousness into harmony with the primordial energy of the heavenly bodies. Each 2-CD Set is 2 hours in length of meditating time.
